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Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
COMEDY AND TRAGEDY.
How the Curtain Was Rung Down
At the Peonle'S Theatre.

How the Curtain Was Rung Down
At the Peoples Theatre.
Gilfoil. Bush & Company played at the
Peoples theatre last week and started to
give Omaha a second week of variety.
The management, however, cut short the
proceedings Monday, declaring the house
closed until the Clair-Patee company
appears on Monday next. Before the
combination separated there was war
like scene on the stage on which Messrss
Howard and Alton, two of the perform
ers. were badly used up. A gun was
broken IN one of the acts, and viii Ian.
don, the property man, would not allow
the baggage of the performers to be
taken away until the baggage was paid
for. Then ensued 3 general row. 1t
was a Donnybrook all around. Come:
dians were turned into tragedians, and
a worse looking set of actors never came
fl a stage than did those members Of the
Gilfoil& Bush party.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13

and elevate mankind; of any thing that will
help to make better men and better women.
The more people are educated in every pro-
fesslon. every condition of the human family
Is bettered, and themulual benefits accruing
from any business Are Increased.
i rejoice that | bave the honor and the
pleasure OF making you an address. re-
ioice that have had an opportunity OF meet
Ing with you. | have snjoyed your meetin
exceedingly, and also the fine exhibit you
make in the hail. is an exhibit which re-
bounds most highly to your credit 1t was q
pleasure to me to meet the REPRESENTATIVES OF
SO many OF your profession from a distance.
They who have coGie here to unite with you
Ladies and gentlemen | thank you kindly
for your attention and for listening to me.
Long and continued applause.
The exhibitors of the different manu-
facturers who have shown the goods in
the exposition hall then presented MIR:
n. A. Kuhn, OF Omaha, as a token. OF
their appreciation of his efforts to fur
nish them suitable space and conven.
fences, with an elegant easy chair richly
upholstered The presentation speech
was made by MIR. Lilly. of Indianapolis:
Mr.. Kuhn was entirely surprised and
could but briefly express his thanks.
President Reed, the retiring presiding
officer of the association, was then pre-.
sented with the chair in which he had
sat during the session of the association,
it being u very handsome and comfurta.
BILE piece of Office furniture. G. j. Dau
bach made the presentation speech. MIR.
Reed was also at a loss on account of the
unexpected character of the honor, but
made a graceful and brief acknowledge
ment.
The association then adjourned sine
die
The next meeting will be held in Lin.
coin on the second Tuesday in May, 1888.
RIDE ABOUT THE CITY.
The local committee of the druggists
OF Oma ha invited the visiting pharmacists
at 3 O'Clock to take drive about the city,
and at that hour sixty carriages were
filled with ladies and gentlemen who
enjoyed a ride for three hours. They
visited South Omaha and many of the
more picturesque points IN the city. The
sentiment of the visitors. who began to
depart last evening, was that they had
been most royalty entertained in Omaha.
The exhibitors began packing their
goods, preparatory to going elsewhere,
yesterday afternoon. Some Of the eX.
hibitors are especially arranged for oc-
casions such rs this. Noticeable among
them was Seabury & Johnson, the man.
ufacturers of pharmacopea and surgical
plasters who made an especially fine dis
play. Their exhibit is to be taken to
Wichita, Kansas, where the druggists OF
that state are soon to meet. DIR. Becker,
the representative, leaves to-day for an
extended western tour.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
FOUR OUT OF ONE.
The People or Custer Desire Their
County to be QuartcrCd.

j. w. Smith, of Galloway, Custer
county, is IN the city and has in his pos.
session the petition of large number of
the residents of that extensive section of
Nebraska, directed to the county COM
missioncrs, for the division of the county
into four parts, which shall be
known respectively as Custer county,
Marion county, Parnell county, and
Gladstone county. This petition is the
result of n convention which was held on
Wednesday al Galloway. Twenty dele.
gates. five from each of the four pro-
posed new counties, were present, be-
sides a large number of other citizens.
The convention was harmonious. In
addition to endorsing the petition above
referred to, it adopted Il resolution that,
until the proposed division should be eff.
fectcd it was the sense of the people of
Custer county that the county seat should
be removed from Broken Bow to
Sergeant, new town IN the
northeast portion Of the county and
on the line OF the Is. & NJ road which Is
being constructed up the Middle Loup.
The town site of Sergeant was formerly
owned by Colonel +. p. Savage, now OF
the Omaha stock yards. Colonel Savage
has recently sold a half interest therein
to the Lincoln Town Site company,
"uiCH 10 a. ~ ~ AVA Soi pOihtlOh.
The petition will be considered by tho
Custer county commissioners, and if they
regard it favorably an election will be
held next fall.' The people will then vote
upon the propositions to divide and also
to move the county seat.
There appears to be, rs one factor OF
this movement, q desire to hit Broken
Bow slap. The people of all towns in
Custer county outside of Broken Bow, ac-
cording to Mr.. Smith, feel that they are
not accorded fair treatment in county
matters by that place and that Broken
Bow is inclined to 'hog it" upon every
opportunity. To secure the success of
the proposition to divide, the convention
resolved itself into grand central cam
paign committee and will make it the
most prominent issue
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Personal Paragraph 9

Rev. +. o. Huffman departs for
Sweden on Monday next.
Mrs. g. NJ Terrell, wife of General
Terrell, has returned from visit to her
sons in Arkansas.
Daniel Rogers, the old and faithful
servant OF the late Senator Hitchcock,
left for San Francisco last evening.
f. +. Long, of Loup City, and e. W.
Cole, of st. Paul, are among the Ne
braskans in the city. MIR. Cole was
formerly an Omahan.
b. Lombard, jr., of the Lombard In
vestment company, which has an office
in Lincoln, arrived from New York last
evening and is at the Paxton. His son
accompanies him.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
MRS. DoLLlNGER'S CALLER.
Another Shrewd Scheme Of the Mean,
Deceitful Book Agent.


Dakota Bell: Mrs. Dollinger. a Sioux
Falls lady, who lives on Twelfth street,
heard a rap at the front door the other
distinguished looking gentleman, ex-
tremely dignitied and handsome.
All! Mrs. Dollinger, l believe" he SAID.
Yes, sir"
my name is Harcourt. I live at HUI
ron. Mrs. Scott Of that place is your
sister, is she not?'
Eyes, SIR"
"Ah, yes, l am very we'll acquainted
with her She requested me to call and
do little errand for her."
ON, yes won't you step in MIR. Har-
THANK you, I believe will. Very fine
weather we're having
"Yes, sir, Take the easy chair"
"Thank you; pray don't put yourself
10 any trouble on my account"
Certainly not Was my sister well?"
"Quite we'll. am pleased to say. By
the way, Mrs. Dollinger, l have little
as am sure you would be Interested in
1t. 1t is called Daniel IN the Lions Den,
and is by the Rev. Thomas r. Deuter-
onomy. and it comes in twelve parts, ex-
quisitely bound in cloth, leather or extra
Russia, Is finely illustrated, and should
be in every library, and am taking hun
dredS OF orders, rs you can see by eX-
amining this order book, and everybody
Is wild over it, and all pronounce it the
most wonderful book written since the
Holy Scriptures. 1t treats of Daniel in
ten stages; when he started to 60 into the
den, when he got little further in when
he got clear in, when the lions came up
to examine him, while they were
making their survey, while
when they decided postmortem would
be necessary. when they announced the
result to Daniel, when he convinced them
that ne would not consent to an autopsy,
when the lions got out and Daniel got out
embellished with numerous cuts, plans,
maps and beautiful steel engravings,
comes at 81 a part or $lo for entire work.
put your name down here and pay as you
receive each part, eleven parts now
ready-here is fountain pen, write
under MIR. Browns name at the bottom
of the page"
"Mr. Harcourt," said Mrs. Dollinger,
rising and suppressing her tears, you re
mean, decei.ful book agent. Get out of
my house!'
~ know, but Just sign"
"Go on, or shall scream"
Certainly, certainly, II you insist; no
offence. But can you tell me the name
Of the lady next door, and where some OF
her family live? All, you won't eh? I'll
work another scheme, then. Good day,
Mrs. Dollinger, good day.. glad to have
made your acquaintance"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
District Court.

The following new eases have been
begun in district court
Omaha & Florence Land and Trust
Company VS.. Catharihe BOSNIAN; suit for
possession of lot 3, block 30, city Of Flor
ence. u
Andrew b. More and Mary A. j. More
VS.. Louis Berka and l1Sak Dvorak; suit
for possession of lots 8, p, IS, 0 and 10,
in block 4S2, Grand Vlejv, Omaha.
Mrs. Ahlquist, the Unfortunate lady
spoken of few days ago as creating an
excitement in her neighborhood, was ad-
judged insane yesterday and warrant
made out to send her to the asylum IN
Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13

to be cured. She has been fooling the
brokers especially. She enters an office
quietly but firmly, anu, with no oircum.
locution, tells the boss that she wishes
him to buy q book. He says no, un.
hesitatingly and perhaps GROSSLY. Then
she turns on the tears.
What's the mattcr1" he asks.
ooh, nothing of any consequence, she
replies, making toward the door.
But he sympathetically begs her to
voice her grief, whereupon she tells that
she has been unable to sell book that
day, that her poor old mother is depen.
dent upon her, and that she is downright
discouraged. He purchases one or two
books instantly.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Early But on Deck

j. s. Litt who represents Stra W e. Ellis
worth, the Milwaukee fur manufactur
ers, is in the city and opens his extensive
line of samples of fur coats, caps and
robes which this house is famous for, IN
two sample rooms at the Paxton, to-day
He has full and complete line of goods
suitable for the trade in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
A Soldier.

Thomas O'Connor, the veteran citizen
and Office holder in this community, has
received information that his brother
Luke, distinguished officer in the scr
vice of England, has been retired with
the rank of major general. Luke O'Con-
nor was offered the governor generalship
of Canada at one time, but refused it, pre-
ferring to be on active service. In speak
ing of him the London Times says:
ut is announced that the next Bath
Gazette will include that gallant SOL
dier, Luke O'Connor, who when sergeant
at Alma, was one of the. first recipients
of the Victoria cross. He has recently
retired from the servico with the rank OF
major general" "5'
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
She Makes Her Tears Pay.

Chicago Herald; A distinguished belle
is a book agent, and she has in ten or
twelve days made herself singularly
famous down town. Her method is a
marvel of skill, aided by natural adyan-
tage. The latter consIsts OF the ability to
does it, but she does. At precisely the
time and place for tears to be Of value
they drop from her eyes and trickle
down her cheeks. Perhaps there is
something the matter with her tear ducts,
hut if there is, doubt If she would care
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
BAT AND WHEEL.
The Omahas to Meet the Denvers in
Three Games-BicYClinR.

The Omahas will return from Hastings
to-day with faded and considerably
mussed laurel wreath. They have expert
enced three consecutive defeats at the
hands of club which has not heretofore
been considered their match. The rea-
son is not hard to find. The Oma has
have but one pitcher. That one is
OLeary. He wasn't with them, owing to
to his damaged hand ana wrist. The
statement that the Omaha's have but one
pitcher is not made for the purpose of
creating jealousy of him on the part of
the other men who have pitched this sea-
son, and it ought not to. But it is the
truth. A ball player who can throw q
curve or dozen curves, or can "shoot
it, over the plate, is not necessarily a
pitcher 10 pitch requires brains rs well
as dexterity. The successful pitcher
must discover and remember the weak
ness of every batter in every opposing
club. That is the true science of pitching.
The Denvers arrived in the city last
evening and are at the Cozzens. They
are fine looking lot of men and have
the cut of ball players. They will meet
the Omahas here in three consecutive
games to-day, tomorrow and Sunday.
OLeary will pitch to-day for the home
team, his wrist and hand having become
Seryiceable again
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
A Turbulent Lad.

The teachers of the Leavenworth school
are sorely troubled by boy named
Richter, son of furrier. He has terror
lied several of the teachers and almost
destroyed the peace of the school. Yester-
day morning he started a row with his
teacher and slapped her viciously IN the
face. The patrol wagon was called, but
the boy skipped out of the building and
ran away before the police arrived.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
COdy's boots.

A photograph has been received by
George Garfield of pair of boots made
by John Neary, North Platte shoe
maker, for Hon. William F. Cody. The
feet are of the finest French patent
leather. The design on the lower part
of the leg is an oak and acorn. The lin
ing is orange silk and the legs Of Spanish
morocco. Ali the fancy stitching is
filled in with different colors of silk and
satin. The American and English flags
are set in relief upon a thistle at the top
Of the leg.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13

opened on the second week in June with
class races for both amateurs and pro-
fessonals. The races will be held in the
$50, $40 and $3.50 classes. Gold medals
will be given to the amateurs and cash
prizes to the professionals. Training
tickets will be issued. Dressing rooms
and lockers are to be constructed at the
track so that all conveniences will be
ovailable
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Prince Heard From.

John s. Prince said Yesterday:
"O'Leary has been making good deal
OF talk about race between him and
me, he to ride horse and a bicycle.
The only race I will make will be one for
twenty-five miles for 800 side, he to
ride the same horse the full distance. I'm
not such fool as to think any bicycler
can beat horse for ten or fifteen miles,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Society.

A special meeting of Importance is
called for Sunday, May Is, at 3 O'Clock
in the vestry rooms of the synagogue. AS
no written notice will be sent it is hoped
that large attendance will be present.
RABBI BENsoN's LECTURE.
DR.. Benson lectures tins evening at
the synagogue upon the subject "The
Call tor Departure" Diviue services at
the synagogue commence precisely at
7:30 O clock
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
The Richardson County Arrests.

Four of the five men indicted by the
United States grand jury for alleged IN
reference with the process of an execu-
ton sale were brought to Omaha yester-
day and arraigned. They are Eugene A.
Tucker, Samuel German, Albert Edi and
U. M. Whitcomb. Each was bound over
in $4,000 security for appearance at the
November term Of court. Bail was fur
nished.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
In the County Court.

The suit of Riley & Dillon VS. II. v
Hammond, for $243 and costs, on notes
was commenced in the county court yes
terday.
The case of James f. Slower VS. George
Zimmerle and George Waddle, to recover
upon bond in an attachment suit un-
lawfully brought, was tried. Judge Nc.
Culloch gave the plaintiff judgment fol-
$l5,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
South Omaha Ham Thieves.

In South Omaha yesterday Judge
Reuther sentenced Pat Bailey and
Charles Smith to thirty days in the
county Jail for stealing hams from the
Fowler packing house.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Notice,

All mechanics and laborers, members
of the X. of L., are requested to attend a
meeting at Cunningham hall this even
ing at 1870 o'clock sharp.
CABLE LINE COMMITTEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
District Court.

The city council of South Omaha came
up yesterday morning to hear the argu-
ments in the injunction case of South
Omaha against the Omaha Moter railway
company. The idea was to make perman-
ent the Injunction secured Monday last.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
BreVities.

Street Commissioner Meaney has made
preparations for laying a sidewalk
around the annex building, corner Of
Davenport and Fourteenth streets. He
has also put in culvert 6x8 on Boule'
ward ave nue..
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
viii Deyeiop the Find.

The South Omaha Coal company has
ordered new and improved machinery
for sinking a shaft. The work will be
pushed forward rapidly.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Master Painters Card to the Public.

OMAHA, May IL, 1ss7.-We, the under.
signed master painters of Omaha, conf
dent of the justice of the position we
have taken in relation to the trouble now
existing between us and the painters and
paper hangers now on strike, respect
fully make the following statement of
facts:
1. In regard to the painters, we are
willing to pay and have been paying for
good workmen all, and in some cases
more, than they now demand, but this
point with the question of nine hours and
all the points of difference between us
and the paper hangers We have offered to
leave to an impartial board of arbitra-
ton. We claim that arbitration Is the
most sensible, reasonable and equitable
method of settling differences, and we
claim that in refusing to leave the matter
to arbitration, as the striking paint
ers and paper hangers have done.
they confess a doubt as to the justice OF
their demands and we request an intelli-
gent community to withhold from them
moral support in their present uncalled
for and unjustiliable course. The sched-
ule of prices demanded by paper hangers
would, if acceded to, necessitate an ad-
vance in the prices we have been charg-
ing the last five years of 80 per cent on
an average. We are satisfied with pres
ent prices, and at those prices. we have
beeu paying paper hangers from 80 to
S4.5O per day. Thanking you for the in
diligence and consideration you have
shown us in our present difficulty, we are
Respectfully yours, =,
Henry Lehman, w. +. Clark, T. j.
Beard Il Bro, Beard Il Otis, b. j. Eyers,
G. G. Hunt, IL. A. Rosters, Mergill q
kosenzweig, Collins Jordan; e. j.
| Johnson Windhpim A. Nj Clark
E. &. Ryley, II. b. Meyers g. Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
The New Bicycle Track.

The new bicycle track at the base ball
park is approaching completion. 1t will
be twenty feet wide, nearly quarter of
. mile in circumference, and made of
hard rolled clay. 1t will measure four
pnd half laps to the mile, eighteen
inches from the polo. The track will be
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Iron MOulders' Statement.


The publication in yesterdays BEE OF
the iron moulders 'walkout from the foun-
dry of Usher & Russell brought commit
tee from the men to this Office last even
ing. They give different version of the
causes of the strike than did Mr.. Usher,
who was authority for yesterdays publi'
cation. They say that every two mould
ers have a helper. 1t is the business of
these helpers to carry water from the hy-
drant to the sand which is used in mould
ing. AS the demand for water is greater.
occasionally. than the supply, there will
at once. On Wednesday morning this was
the case and the man nearest the hy-
drant was white man named
William Norton. Next to him was the
Italian, named Antoine. The latter
pushed Norton away from the hydrant.
Norton in turn pushed the Italian away.
A second time the Italian pushed Norton,
whereupon Norton struck him. The
Italian went into the Office of the foundry
out, and, without making inquiry as to
the merits of the case. discharged Norton.
1t was then that the moulders took
their part in the squabble. They sent
committee to the office with demand
that Norton be reinstated and that the
Italian be removed from the foundry and
placed in the yard. Mr.. Usher refused
to accede to these demands, but dis
charged the Italian. The moulders were
not satisfied with this. and, as Norton
was not reinstated, they struck.
The latest information is that the strik-
ing moulders are to be paid off on Satur-
day night and that the foundry will lay
still for thirty days.
The moulders clam that they all OBJ.
jected to the ''dagos" as they term them,
being worked at all in the foundry as
helpers, as they are not willing or COM
petent. 1hls man Antoine is claimed to
be disagreeable fellow in particular,
and il is Stated that he had threatened
two or three, times to cut men with a
knife. ~-' ''' .''
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13
Licensed TO We'd,

Judge McCulloch has issued marriage
IInnn sns To the fnllnXinn nartipa.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13

When the figures of the Detroit-Chicago
ball game were posted at the Turf Exchange
last evening about twenty men, who had
placed their money on the western champ
Ions of lSs6, went wild and yelled themselves
hoarse. The unusually brilliant successes
of the Detroit club had led to considerable
betting upon the result OF their first meeting
with the Chicagos. Money was freely offered
$40 to So, on Detroit yesterday. Several men
who accepted these bets realized quite hand
rat.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-13

BALTIMORE, May 12.-The weather was
bright and the track in fair condition. The
following is the summary:
Three-quarters mile: Britannia won. Jeli-
ME B second, Patriocles third. Time :161I.
One and quarter miles, for three-year-
old tillies Lizzie Baker won, Maggie Mitch
ell second, Queen Elizabeth third. Time
2:l3I.
Mile: Buffalo won, Vassal Gelding sec
One and an eighth miles, all ages: Telie
Doe won, Adonis second, Enigma third.
Time-2:l3.
One and sixteenth miles: Pat Sheedy
won, frankie b second, Glender third.
Time-1:5l1.
The Portland daily press., 1887-07-02
HANDWRITING OF POETS.
They Are All Fine Penmen and
Blessed by Printers.

'The old idea that nearly all great literary
geniuses, especially poets, wrote poor hands.
has been exploded thoroughly" said an ex-
pert penman to Mail and Express reporter,
He meditated few minutes and proceeded
In the same strain; "To illustrate; Edgar
Allen Poe wrote fine hand. II was rather
small, but legible as print. lie never serawled
cred enough to upset his nerves, but through
1t all he wrote a fair, smooth, round hand.
Richard Henry Stoddard, the white haired
poet, perhaps wrote the most beautiful hand
of any Of the American poets M to
several years ago. 1t was somewhat like
the Speneerian system of to-day. The let
tiers were well formed and even, and proper
ly shaded. Even now, well advanced In
years, he writes fine copy hand rs easy 10
read as print. Some Of his best poems are
written IN hand of such neatness and legi-
blllty as would put the typewriter 10 the
blush. MIR. Stoddard handles pen with
wonderful celebrity yet. William Cullen Bry-
ant also wrote good hand. It was not as
beautifully even as Mr.. Stoddard's, but rs
fair and legibe as the most hypercritical
could desire. Mr.. Bryant's handwriting has
been much discussed. He wrote a better
hand than Poe, though the latter was better
at certain times than at others.
John q. Whittier Is master of a fine, plain
hand that the printers bless. lt Is as simple.
small and unassuming as he is and can be
read easily. John Howard Payne, author Of
"Home, Sweet Home" could we'll have
passed for an instructor In penmanship. his
handwriting was so admirable. IL was
somewhat too small, il anything. but all the
letters were formed with startling accuracy.